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Subject:Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes
From:Neil N
Date:Mon, 6 Oct 2014 12:32:04 -0700

Fair point. I Should have Clarified.

Have people found that changing to these shoes has helped reduce brake fade?
But then I understand that the front brakes are responsible for ~ 70% of
the braking.

On Monday, October 6, 2014, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> They would have to be some mighty good shoes to show a noticeable
> improvement on the rear brakes.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','musomuso@gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>
>> If anyone is running these, did you find a marked increase in braking
>> performance?
>>
>
>

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